Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book includes ten essays that trace the notion of unconcealment as it develops from Heidegger, ♯s̥ early writings to his later work, shaping his philosophy of truth, language, and history., ♯U︢nconcealment, ♯ ̮is the idea that what entities are depends on the conditions that allow them to manifest themselves. This concept, central to Heidegger, ♯s̥ work, also applies to worlds in a dual sense: first, a condition of entities manifesting themselves is the existence of a world; and second, worlds themselves are disclosed. The unconcealment or disclosure of a world is the most important historical event, and Heidegger believes there have been a number of quite distinct worlds that have emerged and disappeared in history. Heidegger, ♯s̥ thought as a whole can profitably be seen as working out the implications of the original understanding of unconcealment.